Word: mildly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Every costume told a story. David Gergen disguised himself as Richard Nixon, his hands rising in the famous V-for-victory gesture. The much feared adviser and friend Susan Thomases was a Pilgrim. Affable communications director Mark Gearan became a gorilla, while mild-mannered personnel chief Bruce Lindsey wore a nun's habit. Pirate George Stephanopoulos huddled with media whiz Mandy Grunwald, who looked for all the world like a health security card. White House decorator Kaki Hockersmith--Scarlett O'Hara--had her dress made from fabric matching the curtains in the Lincoln Bedroom...
Okay, the appetizers aren't all that phantasmagoric. The chicken and beef satay, sliced nice and thin on skewers, are served with a not-too-mild peanut sauce and a sweet-and-sour cucumber sauce, all quite recommended. Go with the beef if you want the extra flavor, but stick with the chicken (always white meat) if you're one of those sandal-wearing, granola-munching health freaks. The Thai Sticks are a bountiful but bland batch of veggies fried in batter, not worth it unless you're starving. The Tod Mun shrimp and fish cake is kind of chewy...
...Dipping raw oysters in Louisiana hot sauce may be frowned upon in fancy French restaurants, but it could keep an aficionado out of the hospital. In laboratory tests, the spicy flavoring killed four kinds of bacteria that can contaminate shellfish and that cause ailments ranging from mild diarrhea to potentially fatal blood poisoning...
...time any change of heart about U.S. involvement in Somalia. Very few politicians had the courage to be heartless and oppose the original deployment by President Bush late last year. Many more had begun agitating for withdrawal by September, as American deaths started to rise. There was some mild grumbling about the killing of civilians, but no criticism I could find of what is now held to be an obvious and devastating error: the change of mission...
...even Beavis and Butthead splattering frogswith baseball bats seemed mild in comparison tothe three crude and disturbing "Classic BonusFilms" by Mike Grimshaw...